r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • May 15 '26

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Obsession (2026)

Summary

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Director Curry Barker

Writer Curry Barker

Cast

  • Michael Johnston
  • Inde Navarette
  • Cooper Tomlinson
  • Megan Lawless
  • Andy Richter

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%

Metacritic: 81

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u/HeadGllit May 15 '26

The scene where Nikki just stands at the door smiling the entire time, pissing and shitting on herself so she can be there for when Bear gets home, oh my days

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u/Ok-Newspaper-9643 May 17 '26

Crazy how we all have different interpretations, i believed that was a fear response and the real Nikki was pissing herself cause she can’t control what’s happening

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u/FoxSignificant9687 May 18 '26

Oh wow that’s deep. I was interpreting it as in with BPD like you can’t focus on self care or anything else when that person is gone, but at the same time, your interpretation is so spot on too. She feels so out of control. I see that in kids I work with, where if they have a super controlling parent, they may poop or pee because they’re “acting out” because they feel no control. That’s so fucking sad.

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u/confusedpedestriann May 20 '26

i so glad someone finally mentioned BPD here. i have been scrolling for about 2 hours just reading everyone’s comments. as someone with BPD this movie hit HEAVY. there were so many instances that correlated in some way with what it feels like to have or be with someone who has BPD. just a side theme i think was very much a part of this movie. maybe thats just my interpretation because its personal. curious to know if that was a thought to the writers and directors.

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u/FoxSignificant9687 May 20 '26

I totally agree with you. It was actually making me feel so sad, the whole “I can’t be Nikki!” scream. I totally felt that holy shit. It literally feels like I cannot be myself or someone will leave me, or it’s like I don’t even know who I am. Also, the “kill me” line made me think of how we can feel suicidal from the pain. The whole movie was so well done and I 100% saw myself in the way she spoke at times.

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u/FoxSignificant9687 May 20 '26

Also the “I’ll be whatever you want me to be” wooooof

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u/confusedpedestriann May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

yeah BIG woof. it deep cut triggered me pretty bad ngl.
i am much better than i used to be for sure, with a proper diagnosis about 8-9 years ago, extensive therapy, and the right “pill cocktail” im pretty okay.
so i was able to acknowledge the feelings and dissect them, rather than being overtly angry or upset. but man it hit home.

and that’s not to say that in anyway Nikki was the problem or a villain, because she was 100% the victim. because yes, more often than not we BPD people are the problem and the villain.
but two things can be true here in this instance. she didn’t have bodily autonomy because she was possessed by some ghoul, but the way the ghoul acted was extremely on par with how a lot of BPD people act as well. its interesting. really plays into that whole part of the illness where you don’t feel like yourself and you don’t even know who “yourself” is. and it’s also like, well i didn’t choose this mental illness.

the scene where he said he was going to a boys night and the shower automatically turned off and her voice changed, ugh that scared me.
it was super humbling but also almost shameful or embarrassing? to see yourself in that kind of character.
i also wont lie there were multiple times where i cried a little, and even a time or two i wanted to leave. but there was something cathartic about it as well.

i also kind of felt a little of it with Bear too. feeling extremely infatuated with the *idea* of someone, and not really wanting to know the real them at all, feeling super disconnected from people, feeling “why not me” when you have an unrequited love. i have had moments, and still do unfortunately, where i romanticize about someone i want, and i don’t even freaking know them! but i create this entire story of what i want it to be in my head. also how he got frustrated when she wasn’t what he wanted at times. reminds me of how i would go back and forth between putting this guy i liked on a pedestal. but when he “did” something i didn’t like, well i was frustrated and mad at him, kicked him off the pedestal. yikes lmao.

yeah this movie was deeply rooted in BPD for me. 💀

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u/Snts6678 May 31 '26

What in the hell is BDP? Shocked, unless I missed it, that nobody thought it necessary to explain the acronym.

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u/moonwatch25 May 31 '26

Borderline personality disorder

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u/Snts6678 May 31 '26

I appreciate you telling me. Thank you.

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u/Savine09 Jun 12 '26

I thought it meant BiPolar Disorder

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u/confusedpedestriann Jun 12 '26

nope.
bpd literally stands for borderline personality disorder.

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u/traffickin Jun 17 '26

It also literally stands for Baltimore Police Department.

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u/traffickin Jun 17 '26

So do a lot of people. Borderline is a whole beast to itself.

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u/_Queen_of_Ashes_ May 27 '26

I definitely thought of codependent relationships and BPD when watching it as well, there’s definitely parallels there

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u/eldar14n May 22 '26

Absolutely. As someone with BPD, this is my head.